Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), February 3, 1982, p. 6

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SECTION A THE IK2 Television spotlights focus on Terra Cotta church Member of Union Church In Terra Com finally got to see their itooe church on televis on Thursday night IBM building used lor three days hut tali for filming scenes in a segment of The Great Detective mystery series aired lait Twentysecond in a series Union Church attracts ring from many a passer by Is f 1 the number of people by I the church and back to get marred Mrs Young said lis plain but very beau ful its simple she said Two of her daughters were married The bulding as erected debt free in part a lot of free labor in construct ng and an of land from local farmer James There story told that they hauled Credit Valley up the Terra hill by of horses and wagons said Mrs Young One of Money earned through ho television rental of the church helped pay for the renovat on of the cnurch a kitchen begun at the time of filming Young a church member since she got married and moved here yean ago remembers peeling squash for one of about five meat the women of the church prepared for SO people working on the TV segment The city people were absolutely in awe Mrs Pie came in that were still warm from the oven She said some of the plea went on a bake table being filmed for one of the scenes Located on the Halton Hills town line near the was haul Ihc stone and took his throw them on the rigged stone during a break When he took up he found he just move His glo in made 1 too it a lam ly story I heard told and over again Mrs Young laughed There arc a lot of stories led v the country church Perhaps the proudly remembered one is that Ihc author of Anne of Green Gables M Montgomery used to each Sunday School and put on plays Ih the church youth Her husband the Rev Ewan MacDonald was m at Union from 196 to 1935 Anderson of Terra a 1 amber of Gearing up for a 15h anniversary In IK3 the Union Presbyterian Church congregation Is looking Tor the corni to this building They found it once In 1121 when they broke It open to discover historical dating back to I Herald stories and photos by Ani Union Presbyterian congregation searches for missing cornerstone Gearing up for heir 150th anniversary in 1983 the Union Presbyterian congre gation Is looking for the cornerstone of their church Found once in 1924 when they were preparing to cele brate the lOQth anniversary of the founding of the congre gation the cornerstones position has since been for gotten Inside It are historical materials of great interest revealing concerns of the times and the lifestyle of the early pioneers Long time member Anderson remembers when the cornerstone was fust cracked open In April 192 She stilt has a copy of a dedication paper inserted by the Rev Joseph Alexander minister at Union tertan from 1B5I to it was during his ministry that the stone building was erect In and the corner stone filled Underneath Ihe corner stone which is now about to be laid this 14th day of May IBM by the Rev Joseph Alexander M A and tin pastor Mr Leslie to the editor the Senior Member of on and Mr James an esteemed member of congregation and a liberal contributor towards the building there are deposited together with this scroll and a few small silver coins a copy of each of the following The Record The Canada Presbyterian The Daily Globe The Dolly Mail The News and Georgetown Herald writes the Rev Alexander In opening cornerstone In 1924 the glass jar In which all these historical treasures were placed was broken A new Jar replaced the broken when the cornerstone was seated back up As well instead of the Georgetown Herald It was found that the Dally Witness had been placed In the gloss Jar discovered thin confirmed the date Mrs Anderson is ed the cornerstone is in the southeast corner of the church There are two or three of us left who know the area where the cornerstone is she said However nobody remembers exactly which Opening it this time the 1983 congregation wants to put more material Into the cornerstone In respect of the 150th anniversary of community church FASHION MAGIC the eyes have it at GEORGETOWN OPTICAL Glasses have become a fashion cessory as well as a necessity Come and see cur big selection of attractive eyewear and find the to enhance Lenses GUARANTEED AGAINST BREAKAGE for 1 FULL YEAR EYE EXAMINATIONS ARRANGED PRESCRIPTIONS FILLED your appearance You II see brand name designer glasses and find frames from as low as Georgetown Optical featuring tjj frames COMPLETE OPTICAL SERVICE call The Rev Waller Patterson defended the move to break into the cornerstone In 1924 He said It had been done when all other means had failed to prove it was the congregation centenary year In 1933 The material Billle Young has been member of Ihe Union Presbyterian Church on the Hills town line since she married and moved to thearea yean ago She said many of the families going to church are the of pioneers who settled In the and areas bsck in the I8OO1 Herald photo Reader slams farm program Continued from page AS era ultimately beef and hog producers must quickly solve their marketing woes Ron 0 Dell township hog farmer quipped II years ago I got more money for my bogs than I do now yet my Input coats have quadrupled what the sense of trying to hang on Wh most of those present felt a supply management system is about the only altemitivelheyhate they re to prevent bankruptcy this would be at least five years down the road need a fair price for our product and we need it now The present rlpoff scandal perpetrated on consumers and farmers alike by the large chain such as Domlition store etc must stop and I prepared to support drastic action to back up my position reiterated Michael Burke of Glenclg Township Failure by farmers to take forceful action now would be exactly what the packers banks chain stores etc are hoping lor The rapid buildup of neigh cooperative spirit amongst farmer will make be task much easier It a time we either Stand or hang separately Stgoed on behalf of all present DoufLtUh 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